What Harrity & Harrity, LLP does

Harrity & Harrity, LLP is a U.S. patent prosecution boutique founded in 1999 in Fairfax, Virginia, by brothers John Harrity and Paul Harrity. The firm specializes in the preparation and prosecution of high-quality patent applications across electrical, mechanical, and computer technologies, serving enterprise technology clients including Fortune 500 organizations, Patent 300 companies, and semiconductor and 5G/wireless innovators. The firm operates a 100% remote workforce of 90+ patent professionals with technical backgrounds spanning electrical, mechanical, computer science, physics, systems engineering, industrial engineering, civil engineering, and biomedical engineering. Harrity has reportedly obtained 17,000+ patents for clients and drafts 2,000+ applications annually.

The firm's distinguishing characteristic is its in-house AI Patent Suite, a proprietary set of three software products developed by a dedicated software division established in 2018. Patent Pioneer provides AI-assisted drafting and prosecution integrated into Microsoft Word and Visio, Patent Navigator enables natural-language querying across private portfolios and public patent data with predictive infringement and maintenance scoring, and Patent Atlas delivers competitive intelligence across 110+ million patent records. The suite is SOC 2 Type II attested and has supported 2,500+ applications and 3,000+ office actions in active practice. Harrity also publishes the Patent 300 annual ranking report and operates the Patent Pathways 501(c)(3) nonprofit for patent bar exam preparation.

Harrity operates a dual business model. Legal services revenue comes from patent preparation, prosecution, client counseling, IP strategy, and custom analytics engagements with enterprise technology clients, delivered through direct enterprise engagement. Software revenue is generated via per-seat annual subscriptions to the AI Patent Suite sold directly to other law firms and corporate IP teams, with auto-renewal terms. The firm is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding, and is consistently ranked #1 in patent quality metrics among large patent firms.

Name

Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Legal name

Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Website

https://harrityllp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harrity & Harrity, LLP is a founder-owned patent prosecution boutique specializing in electrical, mechanical, and computer technologies, serving Fortune 500 and Patent 300 enterprises with AI-assisted drafting and portfolio intelligence via its proprietary AI Patent Suite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Patent Prosecution Services: High-quality patent application drafting and prosecution services for electrical and mechanical technologies. Revenue generated through legal service fees for Fortune 500 and technology company clients.
2. AI Patent Suite Subscriptions: Software-as-a-service subscriptions for Patent Pioneer, Patent Navigator, and Patent Atlas tools. Sold as per-seat licenses with annual subscription terms and auto-renewal.
3. Custom Analytics Services: Bespoke competitive landscapes, market trend reports, and portfolio gap analyses tailored to specific client goals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Harrity & Harrity is an AI-native patent boutique that prepares and prosecutes high-quality patent applications for electrical, mechanical, and computer technologies on behalf of Fortune 500 technology companies and Patent 300® organizations. The firm pairs its legal services with a proprietary AI Patent Suite™ (Patent Pioneer™, Patent Navigator™, Patent Atlas™) that supports drafting, prosecution, and portfolio intelligence, having obtained over 17,000 patents and drafted 2,000+ applications annually.

Product overview

Harrity & Harrity, LLP operates a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the AI Patent Suite™, a proprietary suite of three integrated AI-powered products built inside an active patent practice. The core offerings include Patent Pioneer™ (AI-assisted drafting and prosecution integrated into Microsoft Word/Visio), Patent Navigator™ (AI portfolio intelligence with natural language querying), and Patent Atlas™ (competitive intelligence across 110+ million patent records). Complementing the software suite, the firm delivers core legal services including patent preparation, patent prosecution, client counseling, and IP strategy, along with the Patent 300® annual research report ranking top patent holders. The integrated platform enables consistent, high-quality patent work at scale for the firm's 17,000+ patents obtained and 2,000+ applications drafted annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AI Patent Suite™: Proprietary suite of AI-powered patent tools including Patent Pioneer™, Patent Navigator™, and Patent Atlas™ for drafting, prosecution, and portfolio intelligence.
• Patent Atlas™
• Patent Navigator™
• Patent Pioneer™
• Patent 300®
• Harrity 4 Charity
• Harrity Academy®
• Harrity for Parity®
• The Empowerment Exchange

Products and services

• AI Patent Suite™ Proprietary suite of AI-powered patent tools comprising Patent Pioneer™ (drafting and prosecution), Patent Navigator™ (portfolio intelligence), and Patent Atlas™ (competitive analytics). Built inside an active patent practice and tested in production since 2018. Sold to law firms and corporate IP teams via per-seat annual subscriptions.
• Patent Pioneer™ AI-assisted patent drafting and prosecution platform that integrates directly into Microsoft Word and Visio as an add-in. Guides practitioners from invention disclosure through office action responses with claim language tracking, structured review, and quality output at scale. Has supported 2,500+ applications and 3,000+ office actions.
• Patent Navigator™

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced drafting time and cycle times through AI-assisted workflows
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability10 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fish & Richardson: Largest U.S. patent prosecution and litigation firm, with deep electrical and software practices serving Patent 300 clients. Direct competitor for high-volume, high-quality patent drafting at the enterprise tier.
• Finnegan: Premier IP boutique headquartered in DC, consistently ranked in IAM Patent 1000 and serving global technology clients. Closest direct competitor in the elite patent prosecution tier.
• Sterne Kessler: DC-based patent prosecution boutique focused on electrical, mechanical, and software technologies with a high Patent 300 concentration. Direct peer on quality rankings and enterprise technology client base.
• Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt: Virginia-based IP firm with strong patent prosecution practice across electrical and mechanical technologies. Direct competitor in the mid-Atlantic enterprise patent services market.
• Knobbe Martens: California IP boutique with a top-tier patent prosecution practice focused on technology and life sciences. Direct competitor for Fortune 500 and high-tech patent drafting work.
• PatSnap: Global patent analytics and intelligence platform covering 150M+ patent records with AI-powered search and competitive intelligence. Direct competitor to Patent Atlas and Patent Navigator.
• Anaqua: IP management and analytics software platform serving corporate IP departments and law firms. Comparable to the portfolio intelligence side of Harrity's AI Patent Suite.

Broad incumbents

• Cooley LLP: Am Law 100 firm with a significant technology-focused patent prosecution practice serving venture-backed and public technology companies. Competes for the same tech-heavy Patent 300 cohort but as part of a broader corporate/litigation platform.
• Clarivate: Owner of Derwent, PatentScope data, and IPfolio — broad incumbent in patent analytics, portfolio management, and IP services. Overlaps with Patent Atlas and Harrity Analytics at the enterprise IP-team level.

Emerging players

• Solve Intelligence: AI-native patent drafting platform for attorneys, with similar Word-integrated workflow to Patent Pioneer. Emerging direct competitor in AI-assisted patent application generation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/harrityllp
• Facebookfacebook.com/harrity-harrity-llp-159863274069469
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1855797

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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